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© 1998 Roland Corporation U.S. XP-60/80 Advanced Sequencing Page 2 of 9
Copying Patterns
One popular way of creating songs is to start with a Pattern, copy it one or more times, and make changes to the
copies. You can then link the Patterns together to form a song. Use the following procedure to copy Pattern 001
to Pattern 002:
1) Press SEQUENCER.
2) Press F3 (TrkEdit) then CURSOR to Copy and press ENTER.
3) CURSOR to Source and use the VALUE DIAL to select “PTN 001.”
4) CURSOR to Destination and use the VALUE DIAL to select “PTN 002.”
5) CURSOR to Source Measure and use the VALUE DIAL to select “1.”
6) CURSOR to Source For and use the VALUE DIAL to select “ALL.”
7) CURSOR to Destination Measure and use the VALUE DIAL to select “1.”
8) CURSOR to Mode and use the VALUE DIAL to select “REPLACE.”
9) CURSOR to Times and use the VALUE DIAL to select “1.”
10) CURSOR to Status and use the VALUE DIAL to select “ALL.”
11) CURSOR to Channel and use the VALUE DIAL to select “ALL.”
12) Press F6 (Execute). Pattern 002 is now a copy of Pattern 001.
You can now record more parts or use the editing tools described in the next section to change Pattern 2 and any
other copies of your Pattern. You can then use the following section to assemble a song from these Patterns.
Using Patterns to Create a Song
You can construct a song entirely of Patterns if you wish. This is similar to drum machine style programming
allowing you to easily insert sections of a song or try different arrangements. First, create several Patterns as
outlined above. Next, enter Step Record mode and input the Patterns in order. Use the following procedure to
create a Song with Patterns 001 and 002:
1) Press SEQUENCER.
2) Press F4 (Micro) then press REC to enter Step Record mode.
3) Press F1 (Pattern).
4) Use the VALUE DIAL to select a Pattern and press F6 (Put Ptn). The input time will automatically move to the
end of the previously input Pattern.
5) Continue selecting Patterns with the VALUE DIAL and placing them in your song by pressing F6 (Put Ptn).
6) Press F2 (StpBack) if you make a mistake and wish to re-enter your Pattern numbers.
7) Press EXIT twice when you are finished.
You can now save your song to disk and it will playback in the order you just specified. If you wish to edit the
song in the future, you can use the Microscope Edit mode and Create, Erase, Edit, or Move these messages (see
section IV).
Using Realtime Phrase Sequencing (RPS)
The RPS function on the XP-60/80 allows you to manually trigger Patterns from the keyboard. Use the following
procedure to trigger Pattern 001 from C4 (middle C):
1) Press SEQUENCER.
2) Press F1 (Setup) followed by F4 (RPS).
3) Press the C4 key on the keyboard.
4) CURSOR to Pattern and use the VALUE DIAL to select “001.”
5) CURSOR to Playback Mode and use the VALUE DIAL to select “LOOP 2.”
6) Press EXIT.
7) Press RPS so it is lit.
8) Press the assigned key (C4) to play Pattern 001. Press it again to stop playback.
Hint: If you play the sequencer while using the RPS function, all of the Patterns will playback in time with the
sequence and with each other. The sequencers tempo will control the tempo of the RPS Patterns.